Ten killed by Israeli forces in southern Syria: state TV
Summary
At least 10 people including women and children were killed in an Israeli military operation in Beit Jin, southern Syria, amid clashes following an attempt to arrest suspects linked to a Lebanese Islamist group.
Key Points
- At least 10 civilians, including women and children, were killed in Beit Jin village in southern Syria by Israeli forces.
- Israel's army reported six soldiers wounded in an operation targeting Lebanese Islamist group Jamaa Islamiya suspects.
- The clashes and subsequent shelling occurred after Israel's attempt to arrest three young men in Beit Jin.
- Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad and arrival of new Islamist leadership, Israel has increased strikes in Syria and moved troops into the UN buffer zone on the Golan Heights.
